”Srinagar” News

Police detain prominent Kashmiri separatist leader

SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Indian police detained a prominent Kashmiri separatist leader in the strife-torn region's main city on Friday after he led a demonstration to protest the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women.
06 10 2009 2:12PM (...more)

Thousands hold protests in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Thousands of Muslims defied a protest ban to demonstrate Friday in the Kashmiri summer capital Srinagar over the killing of two women that locals have
06 10 2009 2:06PM (...more)

Thousands rally in Kashmir to mourn slain separatist leaders

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Kashmiris chanting pro-freedom slogans Thursday held a rally to commemorate two top separatists slain on the same day a dozen years apart. The huge rally came as shops, schools and banks closed in the state 05 24 2009 11:27AM (...more)

Top Indian Kashmir cleric urges troop pullout in Eid sermon

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Kashmir 's top cleric on Saturday urged New Delhi to pull out Indian troops, revoke tough anti-militancy laws and free prisoners before resuming talks aimed at ending an insurgency in the region. The
11 29 2009 2:33PM (...more)

Top Indian Kashmir cleric urges troop pullout

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Kashmir 's top cleric on Saturday urged New Delhi to pull out Indian troops, revoke tough anti-terror laws and release prisoners before resuming talks aimed at ending an insurgency in the region. The
11 29 2009 8:58AM (...more)

Violence in Kashmir dips to record low: police

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Violence in Indian Kashmir has fallen to its lowest level since militants launched an insurgency against Indian rule 20 years ago, officials said Monday, while warning against complacency. According to official police records, killings have dropped to
09 1 2009 1:01AM (...more)

Kashmiris fill mosques, pray for peace

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Muslims in insurgency-hit Indian Kashmir prayed for peace in overflowing mosques and on the streets for the first Friday prayers of the fasting month of Ramadan . Thousands of worshippers knelt in large
08 29 2009 12:48PM (...more)

Strike over Indian PM statements shuts Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Separatists called a one-day strike Saturday in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir to protest against a statement by Premier Manmohan Singh that there was "no place for separatist thought"
08 23 2009 11:06AM (...more)

Endangered Kashmir deer in comeback as violence dips

DACHIGAM, India (Reuters) – An endangered species of red deer found only in Kashmir has made a rapid comeback in the past year due to a decline in violence and conservation
08 19 2009 4:57AM (...more)

Court orders arrest of 4 police in Kashmir murders

SRINAGAR, India – A court in Indian-run Kashmir ordered the arrest of four police officers Wednesday for allegedly destroying evidence in the rape and murder of two women that triggered violent protests last month. Barin
07 16 2009 5:56PM (...more)